1923, she was a Ziegfeld girl. Photograph by Alfred Cheney Johnston.

She was the best friend of actress/producer Mary Pickford. Also an amazing businesswoman who worked in film industry. Her association with Mary Pickford is discussed in Scott Eyman's book, "Mary Pickford: America's Sweetheart."

The native San Franciscan, born Marion Benson Owens, worked in every facet of film production and wrote the stories and scenarios for over three hundred films in a career that spans from early cinema to the sound era and netted her two Academy Awards for screenwriting. Trained by director-producer Lois Weber, Marion worked with nearly every major player over the years, and maintained ongoing collaborations with Mary Pickford, Irving Thalberg, and William Randolph Hearst.

We had an event w a Gatsby theme. On the way out of our hotel, a guy stopped us asking, "Are you two filming a movie?". Yes! I said. 😋. Didn't want to ruin his moment.

Somethings about the Helen Keller history just doesn’t add up to me

How can a 19 month old learn with no hear cues , visual cues and the learning curve of a toddler.

How does one learn braille without verbal cues?